Eleven-pointer with five kickers from Colleton County

Big buck trailcam from 2013

Butch Cooper and his trophy 11-point buck

It took two years of effort, but Butch Cooper of Cooper Iron Works tagged his trophy buck of a lifetime during an exhilerating hunt on Thursday September 26. The big buck first showed up on Cooper's trail cam in 2012, but only in the deep dark of night. But before the season ended, the buck completely left his Colleton County hunt property offering no more photos. Holding out hope that the buck could still reappear, Cooper picked the BIG buck back on his trail cam about September 15, 2013. On only his third hunt of the season, Cooper slipped quietly toward his stand a little after 5 p.m. last Thursday and noticed that the BIG 11-pointer was already in an opening with a corn pile. Not undaunted by the challenge of belly-crawling towards the buck through the woods, Cooper closed the distance from 300-yards to 150-yards. He got into a crossed legs sitting-Indian type position and rested his trusty .270 rifle on his knee, took a deep breathe, and completed an accurate shot at 5:45 , giving him the best buck of his deer hunting career - congrats! The 11-point main frame has five scoreable points, and it looks to me like the rack has a broken off time that would have made it a classic 12-pointer. The deer weighed 185-pounds and the outside spread of the rack was 18-inches. Cooper reports that the bucks have entered a pre-rut phase now with the cooler weather and are being seen during daylight conditions.

2012 Trailcam photo - Fun Pic!

To view past blog entries about big bucks in 2013 click here.

Close Up of 11-pointer and 5 kickers